# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
## Copyright 2009-2012 Luc Saffre
## This file is part of the Lino project.
## Lino is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
## the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
## (at your option) any later version.
## Lino is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
## GNU General Public License for more details.
## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
## along with Lino; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

u"""
>>> DATA = [ 
... ["Belgium", "Eupen", 17000] ,
... ["Belgium", u"Liège", 400000] ,
... ["Belgium", "Raeren", 5000] ,
... ["Estonia", "Tallinn", 400000] ,
... ["Estonia", "Vigala", 1500] ,
... ]


>>> class CitiesAndInhabitants(VirtualTable):
...     column_names = "country city population"
...     @classmethod
...     def get_data_rows(self,ar):
...         return DATA
...
...     @column(label="Country")
...     def country(obj,ar):
...         return obj[0]
...     @column(label="City")
...     def city(obj,ar):
...         return obj[1]
...     @column(label="Population")
...     def city(obj,ar):
...         return obj[2]
...

>>> CitiesAndInhabitants.request().render_to_html()

"""

import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

import yaml

#~ from lxml import etree

from django.db import models
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic

from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
from django.utils import simplejson as json

from lino.core import actors
from lino.core import actions
from lino.core.modeltools import obj2str
from lino.core.model import Model

from lino.core.fields import FakeField
from lino.ui import base
from lino.ui import requests as ext_requests
from lino.utils.config import Configured, load_config_files


class InvalidRequest(Exception):
    pass


class GridConfig(Configured):
  
    def __init__(self,report,data,*args,**kw):
        self.report = report
        self.data = data
        self.label_en = data.get('label')
        self.data.update(label=_(self.label_en))
        super(GridConfig,self).__init__(*args,**kw)
        must_save = self.validate()
        if must_save:
            msg = self.save_config()
            #~ msg = self.save_grid_config()
            logger.debug(msg)
  
    def validate(self):
        """
        Removes unknown columns
        """
        must_save = False
        gc = self.data
        columns = gc['columns']
        col_count = len(columns)
        widths = gc.get('widths',None)
        hiddens = gc.get('hiddens',None)
        if widths is None:
            widths = [None for x in columns]
            gc.update(widths=widths)
        elif col_count != len(widths):
            raise Exception("%d columns, but %d widths" % (col_count,len(widths)))
        if hiddens is None:
            hiddens = [False for x in columns]
            gc.update(hiddens=hiddens)
        elif col_count != len(hiddens):
            raise Exception("%d columns, but %d hiddens" % (col_count,len(hiddens)))
            
        valid_columns = []
        valid_widths = []
        valid_hiddens = []
        for i,colname in enumerate(gc['columns']):
            f = self.report.get_data_elem(colname)
            if f is None:
                logger.debug("Removed unknown column %d (%r). Must save.",i,colname)
                must_save = True
            else:
                valid_columns.append(colname)
                valid_widths.append(widths[i])
                valid_hiddens.append(hiddens[i])
        gc.update(widths=valid_widths)
        gc.update(hiddens=valid_hiddens)
        gc.update(columns=valid_columns)
        return must_save
            
    def unused_write_content(self,f):
        self.data.update(label=self.label_en)
        f.write(yaml.dump(self.data))
        self.data.update(label=_(self.label_en))
        
    def write_content(self,f):
        f.write(yaml.dump(self.data))
        
        




class TableRequest(actions.ActionRequest):
    """
    An :class:`action request <lino.core.actions.ActionRequest>` 
    on a :class:`Table`.
    """
    
    master_instance = None
    master = None
    
    #~ instance = None
    extra = None
    title = None
    #~ layout = None
    
    limit = None
    offset = None
    #~ create_rows = None
    
    _data_iterator = None
    _sliced_data_iterator = None
    
    def __init__(self,ui,actor,request=None,action=None,**kw):
        if not (isinstance(actor,type) and issubclass(actor,AbstractTable)):
            raise Exception("Expected an AbstractTable subclass, got %r" % actor)
        actions.ActionRequest.__init__(self,ui,actor,request,action,**kw)
        #~ self.execute()
        
    def execute(self):
        self._data_iterator = self.get_data_iterator()
        self._sliced_data_iterator = self._data_iterator
        if self.offset is not None:
            self._sliced_data_iterator = self._sliced_data_iterator[self.offset:]
        if self.limit is not None:
            self._sliced_data_iterator = self._sliced_data_iterator[:self.limit]
            
    def get_data_iterator_property(self):
        if self._data_iterator is None:
            self.execute()
        return self._data_iterator
        
    def get_sliced_data_iterator_property(self):
        if self._sliced_data_iterator is None:
            self.execute()
        return self._sliced_data_iterator 
        
    data_iterator = property(get_data_iterator_property)
    sliced_data_iterator = property(get_sliced_data_iterator_property)
    

    @classmethod
    def get_row_by_pk(self,pk):
        return self.data_iterator[int(pk) - 1]
        
    def get_data_iterator(self):
        if self.actor.get_data_rows is not None:
            l = []
            rows = self.actor.get_data_rows(self)
            for row in rows:
                if len(l) > 300:
                    raise Exception("20120521 More than 300 items in %s" % 
                        unicode(rows))
                group = self.actor.group_from_row(row)
                group.process_row(l,row)
            return l
        #~ logger.info("20120914 tables.get_data_iterator %s",self)
        #~ logger.info("20120914 tables.get_data_iterator %s",self.actor)
        return self.actor.get_request_queryset(self)
        
    def get_total_count(self):
        """
        Calling `len()` on a QuerySet will execute the whole SELECT.
        See :doc:`/blog/2012/0124`
        """
        di = self.data_iterator
        if isinstance(di,QuerySet):
            return di.count()
        return len(di)
        

    def __iter__(self):
        return self.data_iterator.__iter__()
        
    
        
    def parse_req(self,request,rqdata,**kw):
        #~ logger.info("20120723 %s.parse_req()",self.actor)
        #~ rh = self.ah
        master = kw.get('master',self.actor.master)
        if master is not None:
            """
            If `master` is `ContentType` or some abstract model, then 
            """
            #~ if master is ContentType or master is models.Model:
            if master is ContentType or master._meta.abstract:
                mt = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_MASTER_TYPE)
                try:
                    master = kw['master'] = ContentType.objects.get(pk=mt).model_class()
                except ContentType.DoesNotExist,e:
                    pass
                    #~ master is None
                    #~ raise ContentType.DoesNotExist("ContentType %r does not exist." % mt)
                    
                #~ print kw
            if not kw.has_key('master_instance'):
                pk = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_MASTER_PK,None)
                #~ print '20100406a', self.actor,URL_PARAM_MASTER_PK,"=",pk
                #~ if pk in ('', '-99999'):
                if pk == '':
                    pk = None
                if pk is None:
                    kw['master_instance'] = None
                else:
                    try:
                        kw['master_instance'] = master.objects.get(pk=pk)
                    except ValueError,e:
                        raise Exception("Invalid primary key %r for %s",pk,master.__name__)
                    except master.DoesNotExist,e:
                        # todo: ReportRequest should become a subclass of Dialog and this exception should call dlg.error()
                        raise Exception("There's no %s with primary key %r" % (master.__name__,pk))
                #~ print '20100212', self #, kw['master_instance']
        #~ print '20100406b', self.actor,kw
        
        if settings.LINO.use_filterRow:
            exclude = dict()
            for f in self.ah.store.fields:
                if f.field:
                    filterOption = rqdata.get('filter[%s_filterOption]' % f.field.name)
                    if filterOption == 'empty':
                        kw[f.field.name + "__isnull"] = True
                    elif filterOption == 'notempty':
                        kw[f.field.name + "__isnull"] = False
                    else:
                        filterValue = rqdata.get('filter[%s]' % f.field.name)
                        if filterValue:
                            if not filterOption: filterOption = 'contains'
                            if filterOption == 'contains':
                                kw[f.field.name + "__icontains"] = filterValue
                            elif filterOption == 'doesnotcontain':
                                exclude[f.field.name + "__icontains"] = filterValue
                            else:
                                print "unknown filterOption %r" % filterOption
            if len(exclude):
                kw.update(exclude=exclude)
                
        if settings.LINO.use_gridfilters:
            filter = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_GRIDFILTER,None)
            if filter is not None:
                filter = json.loads(filter)
                kw['gridfilters'] = [ext_requests.dict2kw(flt) for flt in filter]
                
        kw = actions.ActionRequest.parse_req(self,request,rqdata,**kw)
        #~ raise Exception("20120121 %s.parse_req(%s)" % (self,kw))
        
        #~ kw.update(self.report.known_values)
        #~ for fieldname, default in self.report.known_values.items():
            #~ v = request.REQUEST.get(fieldname,None)
            #~ if v is not None:
                #~ kw[fieldname] = v
                
        quick_search = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_FILTER,None)
        if quick_search:
            kw.update(quick_search=quick_search)
            
        sort = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_SORT,None)
        if sort:
            #~ self.sort_column = sort
            sort_dir = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_SORTDIR,'ASC')
            if sort_dir == 'DESC':
                sort = '-' + sort
                #~ self.sort_direction = 'DESC'
            kw.update(order_by=[sort])
        
                
        offset = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_START,None)
        if offset:
            kw.update(offset=int(offset))
        limit = rqdata.get(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_LIMIT,None)
        if limit:
            kw.update(limit=int(limit))
        
        return self.actor.parse_req(request,rqdata,**kw)
        
            
    def setup(self,
            quick_search=None,
            order_by=None,
            offset=None,limit=None,
            master=None,
            title=None,
            master_instance=None,
            master_id=None,
            #~ layout=None,
            filter=None,
            #~ create_rows=None,
            gridfilters=None,
            exclude=None,
            extra=None,
            **kw):
            
        self.quick_search = quick_search
        self.order_by = order_by
        
            
        #~ logger.info("20120519 %s.setup()",self)
        self.filter = filter
        self.gridfilters = gridfilters
        self.exclude = exclude or self.actor.exclude
        self.extra = extra

        if master is None:
            master = self.actor.master
            # master might still be None
        self.master = master
        
        if title is not None:
            self.title = title
            
        if master_id is not None:
            assert master_instance is None
            master_instance = self.master.objects.get(pk=master_id)
            
        self.master_instance = master_instance
        
        #~ AbstractTableRequest.setup(self,**kw)
        
        """
        Table.page_length is not a default value for ReportRequest.limit
        For example CSVReportRequest wants all rows.
        """
        self.page_length = self.actor.page_length
        
        #~ logger.info("20120121 %s.setup() done",self)
        
        actions.ActionRequest.setup(self,**kw)
        
        """
        20120519 : outbox.MyOutbox had no phantom record when called from menu.
        When called by permalink it had. Because get_create_kw was called before 
        Actor.setup_request() which sets the master_instance.
        """
        self.actor.setup_request(self)
        
        self.create_kw = self.actor.get_create_kw(self.master_instance)
        
        if offset is not None:
            self.offset = offset
            
        if limit is not None:
            self.limit = limit
        
    
    def table2xhtml(self):
        return self.ui.table2xhtml(self)
        
    def get_field_info(ar,column_names=None):
      
        if ar.request is None:
            columns = None
        else:
            columns = [str(x) for x in ar.request.REQUEST.getlist(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_COLUMNS)]
        
        if columns:
            #~ widths = [int(x) for x in ar.request.REQUEST.getlist(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_WIDTHS)]
            all_widths = ar.request.REQUEST.getlist(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_WIDTHS)
            hiddens = [(x == 'true') for x in ar.request.REQUEST.getlist(ext_requests.URL_PARAM_HIDDENS)]
            fields = []
            widths = []
            headers = []
            #~ ah = ar.actor.get_handle(self.extjs_ui)
            ah = ar.actor.get_handle(settings.LINO.ui)
            for i,cn in enumerate(columns):
                col = None
                for e in ah.list_layout.main.columns:
                    if e.name == cn:
                        col = e
                        break
                if col is None:
                    #~ names = [e.name for e in ar.ah.list_layout._main.walk()]
                    #~ raise Exception("No column named %r in %s" % (cn,ah.list_layout.main.columns))
                    raise Exception("No column named %r in %s" % (cn,ar.ah.list_layout.main.columns))
                if not hiddens[i]:
                    fields.append(col.field._lino_atomizer)
                    headers.append(unicode(col.label or col.name))
                    widths.append(int(all_widths[i]))
        else:
            if column_names:
                from lino.core import layouts
                ll = layouts.ListLayout(column_names,table=ar.actor)
                #~ lh = ll.get_layout_handle(self.extjs_ui)
                lh = ll.get_layout_handle(settings.LINO.ui)
                columns = lh.main.columns
            else:
                #~ ah = ar.actor.get_handle(self.extjs_ui)
                ah = ar.actor.get_request_handle(ar)
                columns = ah.list_layout.main.columns
                #~ columns = ar.ah.list_layout.main.columns
            #~ fields = ar.ah.store.list_fields
            headers = [unicode(col.label or col.name) for col in columns]
            widths = [(col.width or col.preferred_width) for col in columns]
            fields = [col.field._lino_atomizer for col in columns]

        oh = ar.actor.override_column_headers(ar)
        if oh:
            for i,e in enumerate(columns):
                header = oh.get(e.name,None)
                if header is not None:
                    headers[i] = header
            #~ print 20120507, oh, headers
            
        return fields, headers, widths
        
        
    def to_rst(self,column_names=None):
        """
        Returns a string with this request as a table in reStructuredText markup
        """
        
        fields, headers, widths = self.get_field_info(column_names)
        
        #~ fields = self.ah.store.list_fields
        #~ headers = [force_unicode(col.label or col.name) for col in self.ah.list_layout.main.columns]
        #~ cellwidths = None
        #~ columns = self.ah.list_layout.main.columns
        
        #~ oh = self.actor.override_column_headers(self)
        #~ if oh:
            #~ for i,e in enumerate(columns):
                #~ header = oh.get(e.name,None)
                #~ if header is not None:
                    #~ headers[i] = unicode(header)
                    
        sums  = [fld.zero for fld in fields]
        rows = []  
        recno = 0
        for row in self:
            recno += 1
            rows.append([x for x in self.ah.store.row2text(self,fields,row,sums)])
                
        has_sum = False
        for i in sums:
            if i:
                #~ print '20120914 zero?', repr(i)
                has_sum = True
                break
        if has_sum:
            rows.append([x for x in self.ah.store.sums2html(self,fields,sums)])
        from lino.utils import rstgen
        return rstgen.table(headers,rows)
          
                    
        
      
        
        
    def get_title(self):
        if self.title is not None:  
            return self.title
        return self.actor.get_title(self)
        
        
        
    def get_status(self,ui,**kw):
        kw = actions.ActionRequest.get_status(self,ui,**kw)
        bp = kw['base_params']
        if self.quick_search:
            bp[ext_requests.URL_PARAM_FILTER] = self.quick_search
            
        if self.known_values:
            for k,v in self.known_values.items():
                if self.actor.known_values.get(k,None) != v:
                    bp[k] = v
        if self.master_instance is not None:
            if self.master is not None:
                bp[ext_requests.URL_PARAM_MASTER_PK] = self.master_instance.pk
                mt = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(self.master_instance.__class__).pk
                bp[ext_requests.URL_PARAM_MASTER_TYPE] = mt
            else:
                bp[ext_requests.URL_PARAM_MASTER_PK] = self.master_instance
        return kw
        
        
    def __str__(self):
        #~ kw = dict(actor=str(self.actor))
        kw = dict()
        if self.master_instance is not None:
            #~ kw.update(master_instance=self.master_instance.pk)
            kw.update(master_instance=obj2str(self.master_instance))
        if self.filter is not None:
            kw.update(filter=str(self.filter))
        if self.known_values:
            kw.update(known_values=self.known_values)
        u = self.get_user()
        if u is not None:
            kw.update(su=u.username)
        #~ return self.__class__.__name__ + '(%s)' % kw
        return self.__class__.__name__ + ' '+str(self.action)+'(%s)' % kw







        


class TableHandle(base.Handle): 
  
    _layouts = None
    
    def __init__(self,ui,actor):
        self.actor = actor
        base.Handle.__init__(self,ui)
  
    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.ui.__class__)+str(self.actor) + 'Handle'
            
    def setup_layouts(self):
        if self._layouts is not None:
            return
        self._layouts = [ self.list_layout ] 
              
    def get_actor_url(self,*args,**kw):
        return self.ui.get_actor_url(self.actor,*args,**kw)
        
    def submit_elems(self):
        return []
        
    def get_list_layout(self):
        self.setup_layouts()
        return self._layouts[0]
        
    def get_columns(self):
        lh = self.get_list_layout()
        #~ print 20110315, layout._main.columns
        return lh.main.columns
        
    def get_slaves(self):
        return [ sl.get_handle(self.ui) for sl in self.actor._slaves ]
            
        

class Group(object):
  
    def __init__(self):
        self.sums = []
        
    def process_row(self,collector,row):
        collector.append(row)

    #~ def add_to_table(self,table):
        #~ self.table = table
        #~ for col in table.computed_columns.values():




class AbstractTable(actors.Actor):
    """
    Base class for :class:`Table` and `VirtualTable`.
    
    An AbstractTable is the definition of a tabular data view, 
    usually displayed in a Grid (but it's up to the user 
    interface to decide how to implement this).
    
    The `column_names` attribute defines the "horizontal layout".
    The "vertical layout" is some iterable.
    """
    _handle_class = TableHandle
    
    column_names = '*'
    """
    A string that describes the list of columns of this table.
    """
    
    group_by = None
    """
    A list of field names that define the groups of rows in this table.
    Each group can have her own header and/or total lines.
    """
    
    custom_groups = []
    """
    Used internally to store :class:`groups <Group>` defined by this Table.
    """
    
    get_data_rows = None
    """
    Custom tables must define a class method of this name which 
    will be called with a TableRequest object and which is expected
    to return or yield the list of "rows"::
    
        @classmethod
        def get_data_rows(self,ar):
            ...
            yield somerow
            
    Model tables may also define such a method in case they need local filtering.
    
    """
    
    #~ column_defaults = {}
    #~ """
    #~ A dictionary of default parameters for :class:`computed columns <ComputedColumn>` on this table.
    #~ """
    
    #~ hide_columns = None
    hidden_columns = frozenset()
    form_class = None
    help_url = None
    #master_instance = None
    
    page_length = 20
    """
    Number of rows to display per page.
    """
    
    cell_edit = True 
    """
    `True` to use ExtJS CellSelectionModel, `False` to use RowSelectionModel.
    """
    
    #~ date_format = lino.DATE_FORMAT_EXTJS
    #~ boolean_texts = boolean_texts
    boolean_texts = boolean_texts = (_('Yes'),_('No'),' ')
    
    #~ show_prev_next = True
    show_detail_navigator = False
    """
    Whether a Detail view on a row of this table should feature a navigator
    """
    
    default_group = Group()
    
    
    #~ default_action = GridEdit
    default_layout = 0
    
    typo_check = True
    """
    True means that Lino shoud issue a warning if a subclass 
    defines any attribute that did not exist in the base class.
    Usually such a warning means that there is something wrong.
    """
    
    #~ url = None
    
    #~ use_layouts = True
    
    #~ button_label = None
    
    slave_grid_format = 'grid'
    """
    How to display this table when it is a slave in a detail window. 
    `grid` (default) to render as a grid. 
    `summary` to render a summary in a HtmlBoxPanel.
    `html` to render plain html a HtmlBoxPanel.
    Example: :class:`links.LinksByController`
    """
    
    grid_configs = []
    """
    Will be filled during :meth:`lino.core.table.Table.do_setup`. 
    """
    
    order_by = None
    
    filter = None
    """
    If specified, this must be a `models.Q` object
    (not a dict of (fieldname -> value) pairs)
    which will be used as a filter.
    
    Unlike :attr:`known_values`, this can use the full range of 
    Django's `field lookup methods 
    <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/queries/#field-lookups>`_
    
    Note that if the user can create rows in a filtered table, 
    you should make sure that new records satisfy your filter condition 
    by default, otherwise you can get surprising behaviour if the user 
    creates a new row.
    If your filter consists of simple static values on some known field, 
    then you'll prefer to use :attr:`known_values` instead of :attr:`filter.`
    """
    exclude = None
    
    
    extra = None
    """
    Examples::
    
      extra = dict(select=dict(lower_name='lower(name)'))
      # (or if you prefer:) 
      # extra = {'select':{'lower_name':'lower(name)'},'order_by'=['lower_name']}
    
    List of SQL functions and which RDBMS supports them:
    http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/SQL_Dialects_Reference/Functions_and_expressions/String_functions
    
    """
    
    
    def __init__(self,*args,**kw):
        raise NotImplementedError("20120104")
    
    @classmethod
    def spawn(cls,suffix,**kw):
        kw['app_label'] = cls.app_label
        return type(cls.__name__+str(suffix),(cls,),kw)
        
          
    @classmethod
    def parse_req(self,request,rqdata,**kw):
        return kw
    
        
    grid = actions.GridEdit()
    
    @classmethod
    def get_default_action(cls):
        #~ return actions.BoundAction(cls,cls.grid)
        return 'grid'
        
    @classmethod
    def class_init(self):
        #~ if self.default_action is None:
            #~ self.default_action = actions.GridEdit()
    
        if self.get_data_rows is not None:
            self.show_detail_navigator = False
            
        if self.editable is None:
            self.editable = (self.get_data_rows is None)
        super(AbstractTable,self).class_init()
      
      
        
      
    @classmethod
    def do_setup(self):
      
        self.setup_columns()
        
        super(AbstractTable,self).do_setup()
        
        self.grid_configs = []
        
        def loader(content,cd,filename):
            data = yaml.load(content)
            gc = GridConfig(self,data,filename,cd)
            self.grid_configs.append(gc)
            
        load_config_files(loader,'%s.*gc' % self)
        
        #~ self.default_action = self.add_action(actions.GridEdit())
        #~ self.setup_detail_layouts()
        #~ self.set_actions([])
        #~ self.add_action(self.default_action)
        #~ self.setup_actions()
        #~ if self.default_action.actor != self:
            #~ raise Exception("20120103 %r.do_setup() : default.action.actor is %r" % (
              #~ self,self.default_action.actor))
                
        #~ if self.button_label is None:
            #~ self.button_label = self.label
            
        
    @classmethod
    def setup_columns(self):
        pass
        
    @classmethod
    def get_column_names(self,ar):
        """
        Dynamic tables must subclass this method
        """
        return self.column_names
        
    #~ @classmethod
    #~ def add_column(self,*args,**kw):
        #~ """
        #~ Use this from an overridden `before_ui_handle` method to 
        #~ dynamically define computed columns to this table.
        #~ """
        #~ return self._add_column(ComputedColumn(*args,**kw))
        
    #~ @classmethod
    #~ def _add_column(self,col):
        #~ col.add_to_table(self)
        #~ # make sure we don't add it to an inherited `computed_columns`:
        #~ self.computed_columns = dict(self.computed_columns)
        #~ self.computed_columns[col.name] = col
        #~ return col
      
    @classmethod
    def group_from_row(self,row):
        return self.default_group
    
    @classmethod
    def wildcard_data_elems(self):
        for cc in self.virtual_fields.values():
            yield cc
        #~ return []
        
    #~ @classmethod
    #~ def get_detail(self):
        #~ return None
        
    @classmethod
    def get_row_permission(self,obj,user,state,action):
        if self.get_data_rows:
            return action.readonly
        return True
        
        
    @classmethod
    def save_grid_config(self,index,data):
        if len(self.grid_configs) == 0:
            gc = GridConfig(self,data,'%s.gc' % self)
            self.grid_configs.append(gc)
        else:
            gc = self.grid_configs[index]
        gc.data = data
        gc.validate()
        #~ self.grid_configs[index] = gc
        return gc.save_config()
        #~ filename = self.get_grid_config_file(gc)
        #~ f = open(filename,'w')
        #~ f.write("# Generated file. Delete it to restore default configuration.\n")
        #~ d = dict(grid_configs=self.grid_configs)
        #~ f.write(yaml.dump(d))
        #~ f.close()
        #~ return "Grid Config has been saved to %s" % filename
    
    @classmethod
    def slave_as_html_meth(self,ui):
        """
        Creates and returns the method to be used when 
        :attr:`AbstractTable.slave_grid_format` is `html`.
        """
        def meth(master,ar):
            ar = self.request(ui,request=ar.request,
                #~ action=self.default_action,
                master_instance=master)
            ar.renderer = ui.ext_renderer
            #~ s = ui.table2xhtml(ar).tostring()
            return ui.table2xhtml(ar)
            #~ s = etree.tostring(ui.table2xhtml(ar))
            #~ return s
        return meth

    @classmethod
    def get_create_kw(self,master_instance,**kw):
        return self.get_filter_kw(master_instance,**kw)
        
    @classmethod
    def get_filter_kw(self,master_instance,**kw):
        """
        Return a dict with the "master keywords" for this table 
        and a given `master_instance`.
        """
        if self.master is None:
            pass
            # master_instance may be e.g. a lino.core.actions.EmptyTableRow
            # UsersWithClients as "slave" of the "table" Home
            
            #~ if master_instance is not None:
                #~ raise Exception("Unexpected master %r for table %s" % (master_instance,self.actor_id))
            #~ assert master_instance is None, "Table %s doesn't accept a master" % self.actor_id
        elif self.master is models.Model:
            pass
        elif isinstance(self.master_field,generic.GenericForeignKey):
        #~ elif self.master is ContentType:
            #~ print 20110415
            if master_instance is None:
                """
                20120222 : here was only `pass`, and the two other lines
                were uncommented. don't remember why I commented them out.
                But it caused all tasks to appear in UploadsByController of 
                an insert window for uploads.
                """
                #~ pass
                kw[self.master_field.ct_field] = None
                kw[self.master_field.fk_field] = None
            else:
                ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(master_instance.__class__)
                kw[self.master_field.ct_field] = ct
                kw[self.master_field.fk_field] = master_instance.pk
        elif self.master_field is not None:
            if master_instance is None:
                if not self.master_field.null:
                    #~ logger.info('20120519 %s.get_filter_kw()--> None',self)
                    return # cannot add rows to this report
            elif not isinstance(master_instance,self.master):
                raise Exception("%r is not a %s (master_key is %r)" % (
                  master_instance,self.master.__name__,self.master_field))
            kw[self.master_field.name] = master_instance
            
        #~ logger.info('20120519 %s.get_filter_kw(%r) --> %r',self,master_instance,kw)
        return kw
        


class VirtualTable(AbstractTable):
    """
    An :class:`AbstractTable` that works on an 
    volatile (non persistent) list of rows.
    By nature it cannot have database fields, only virtual fields.
    """
    
    @classmethod
    def request(cls,ui=None,request=None,action=None,**kw):
        self = cls
        if action is None:
            action = self.default_action
        #~ return VirtualTableRequest(ui,self,request,action,**kw)
        return TableRequest(ui,self,request,action,**kw)





